http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog Orlando area attractions and theme park information and news Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:09:11 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2012/01/20/president-obamas-unveils-new-tourism-policy-at-the-magic-kingdom/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2012/01/20/president-obamas-unveils-new-tourism-policy-at-the-magic-kingdom/#comments Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:10:47 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=11505 President Obama made a quick stop at Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom park yesterday to unveil a new policy to boost tourism. Here’s video of his full 12 minute speech and more. www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvV8YUb1aBA Main Street was closed from park opening until the President left in the afternoon. A bypass was set up backstage for guests [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2012/01/20/president-obamas-unveils-new-tourism-policy-at-the-magic-kingdom/feed/ 0 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2011/01/05/stars-in-the-parks-blair-underwood-visits-the-simpsons-and-hall-of-presidents/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2011/01/05/stars-in-the-parks-blair-underwood-visits-the-simpsons-and-hall-of-presidents/#comments Wed, 05 Jan 2011 21:16:44 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=8011 Actor Blair Underwood and his family recently visited Universal And Disney theme parks while in Orlando. At Universal Studios, he’s seen visiting with The Simpsons outside of their ride. And it was only fitting that he visit The Hall of Presidents at Magic Kingdom since he currently plays the President of the United States on [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2011/01/05/stars-in-the-parks-blair-underwood-visits-the-simpsons-and-hall-of-presidents/feed/ 0 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/12/30/top-10-theme-park-videos-of-2009/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/12/30/top-10-theme-park-videos-of-2009/#comments Wed, 30 Dec 2009 18:22:05 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://www.attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=4886 Our YouTube channel was a popular place in 2009. We reached more than a million views for a couple of our older videos, while others lay dormant for reasons unknown to us. Sometimes we think a video is going to be a huge hit and it flops, and sometimes we wonder why we’re bothering to [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/12/30/top-10-theme-park-videos-of-2009/feed/ 6 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/07/04/interview-with-disney-imagineer-kathy-rogers-about-the-updated-hall-of-presidents/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/07/04/interview-with-disney-imagineer-kathy-rogers-about-the-updated-hall-of-presidents/#comments Sat, 04 Jul 2009 21:00:09 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://www.attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=2598 Following yesterday’s naturalization ceremony at the Magic Kingdom, we had a chance to talk to senior show producer at Walt Disney Imagineering Kathy Rogers about the recent updates to the Hall of Presidents attraction. Here is our interview: Q: What was your role in the Hall of Presidents update? A: I’m responsible for coordinating the creative [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/07/04/interview-with-disney-imagineer-kathy-rogers-about-the-updated-hall-of-presidents/feed/ 2 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/07/02/video-president-obama-records-his-lines-at-the-white-house-for-disneys-hall-of-presidents/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/07/02/video-president-obama-records-his-lines-at-the-white-house-for-disneys-hall-of-presidents/#comments Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:57:06 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://www.attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=2559 The official Web site for the White House has posted a behind-the-scenes video of President Obama recording his lines for the recent Hall of Presidents update at the Magic Kingdom along with interviews with some of Disney’s Imagineers who worked on the project: www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdpAbHwoFq0 You can see the Obama audio-animatronic figure deliver the complete speech, [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/07/02/video-president-obama-records-his-lines-at-the-white-house-for-disneys-hall-of-presidents/feed/ 1 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/06/28/video-and-review-hall-of-presidents-update-featuring-obama-animatronic/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/06/28/video-and-review-hall-of-presidents-update-featuring-obama-animatronic/#comments Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:12:22 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://www.attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=2531 The Hall of Presidents at the Magic Kingdom was recently given an overhaul, including new advanced audio-animatronic versions of US Presidents Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, and Barack Obama. Here’s a look at Washington and Obama as seen in the attraction, followed by my thoughts on the new show: www.youtube.com/watch?v=LepI9g62N7o I visited the attraction today and [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/06/28/video-and-review-hall-of-presidents-update-featuring-obama-animatronic/feed/ 4 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/05/21/first-look-at-the-animatronic-obama-coming-to-walt-disney-world/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/05/21/first-look-at-the-animatronic-obama-coming-to-walt-disney-world/#comments Fri, 22 May 2009 00:48:36 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://www.attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=2187 The New York Times has shared this first look at the Audio-Animatronic of President Barack Obama along with a wealth of fantastic information about the development of the upcoming update to the Hall of Presidents at the Magic Kingdom. Here’s an excerpt from their article: From nytimes.com: The president supplied not just his measurements, but [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/05/21/first-look-at-the-animatronic-obama-coming-to-walt-disney-world/feed/ 0 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/04/30/photo-update-magic-kingdom-hall-of-presidents-space-mountain-and-tomorrowland/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/04/30/photo-update-magic-kingdom-hall-of-presidents-space-mountain-and-tomorrowland/#comments Thu, 30 Apr 2009 21:03:46 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://www.attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=1885 I spent a few hours in the Magic Kingdom the other day and kept my eyes peeled for anything new or interesting. Here’s what I found: Space Mountain is closed for refurbishment officially until Winter, though signs point to a November opening. Disney is making it very clear to all Tomorrowland visitors that the famous [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/04/30/photo-update-magic-kingdom-hall-of-presidents-space-mountain-and-tomorrowland/feed/ 1 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/04/28/whats-new-and-upcoming-at-walt-disney-world/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/04/28/whats-new-and-upcoming-at-walt-disney-world/#comments Tue, 28 Apr 2009 11:16:26 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://www.attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=1860 Here are some of the new things happening around Walt Disney World this summer. We’ve written about some of these before, but some of this is brand new information. Be sure to get a copy of our Summer 2009 issue for more information on many of these happenings. Stitch’s SuperSonic Celebration Everybody’s favorite galactic pal [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/04/28/whats-new-and-upcoming-at-walt-disney-world/feed/ 3